Timeline February 1828

Events in February 1828 2

• 1769 – 1828 DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) Died 11 February 1828, aged 58 DeWitt Clinton served as Governor of New York and was the principal champion of the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and transformed trade between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. He also ran for President of the United States in 1812. He died in office as governor.
• 1828 Treaty of Turkmenchay signed Ends the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 Russia and Persia signed the treaty at Turkmenchay, ending the war with a decisive Russian victory. Persia ceded the Erivan and Nakhchivan khanates and recognized Russian control over much of the South Caucasus. The border it set along the Aras River has shaped the region ever since.